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The Passing of Haridāsa Thākura
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haridāsera icchā yabe ha-ila calite āmāra śakati tāṅre nārila rākhite
SYNONYMS
haridāsera —of Haridāsa Thākura;  icchā —the desire;  yabe —when;  ha-ila —was;  calite —to go away;  āmāra śakati —My strength;  tāṅre —him;  nārila rākhite —could not keep.
TRANSLATION
“When Haridāsa Thākura wanted to leave this material world, it was not within My power to detain him.
TEXT 96
ইচ্ছামাত্রে কৈলা নিজপ্রাণ নিজ্ঞামণ । পূর্বে যেন শুনিয়াছি ভীষ্মের মরণ ॥ ৯৬ ॥
icchā-mātre kailā nija-prāṇa niṣkrāmaṇa pūrve yena śuniyāchi bhīṣmera maraṇa
SYNONYMS
icchā-mātre —just by desire;  kailā —performed;  nija-prāṇa —of his life;  niṣkrāmaṇa —going away;  pūrve —formerly;  yena —as;  śuniyāchi —we have heard;  bhīṣmera maraṇa —the death of Bhīṣmadeva.
TRANSLATION
“Simply by his will, Haridāsa Thākura could give up his life and go away, exactly like Bhīṣma, who previously died simply by his own desire, as we have heard from śāstra.
TEXT 97
হরিদাস আছিল পৃথিবীর ‘শিরোমণি’ । তাহা বিনা রত্ন-শূন্য হইল মেদিনী ॥ ৯৭ ॥
haridāsa āchila pṛthivīra ‘śiromaṇi’ tāhā vinā ratna-śūnyā ha-ila medinī
SYNONYMS
haridāsa —Thākura Haridāsa;  āchila —was;  pṛthivīra —of this world;  śiromaṇi —the crown jewel;  tāhā vinā —without him;  ratna-śūnyā —without the valuable jewel;  ha-ila —becomes;  medinī —this world.